Natural hair coloring
Subtitle: how to use henna and other pure herbal pigments for chemical-free beauty
By: Christine Shahin ; photography by Melinda DiMauro
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9781612125985
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Hair; Hair dyes; Plant pigments; Dyeing and bleaching
Description: Henna, indigo, cassia and amla have been used for coloring and healing since ancient times. These all-plant dyes are gentle and safe, can be applied over chemical dyes, and actually nourish the hair.
Notes: "Includes formulas for 14 colors"--Page [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 178) and index.
Table of contents: title: Wellness beauty and sage-ing; title: Why color your hair? Why herbal colorants ; Embracing your crone, embracing your gray; title: Basic understanding of hair coloring. Hair composition and growth ; Chemical colorants versus herbal hair colorants ; Going from chemical colorants to herbal colorants and vice versa; title: The four pure herbal colorants. Boy only pure herbal colorants ; Henna ; Indigo ; Amla ; Cassia obovata; title: How to use herbal hair colorants. Creating your color recipe ; My herbal colorant recipes ; Mixing and storing ; How to do a patch test ; The basic application process ; Playing with staining time ; Special procedures and considerations ; Making corrections and troubleshooting ; Unusual ways to use herbal colorants; title: Wrap styles. Simple turban ; Tuck wrap ; Gypsy ; Crown wrap ; Rosette turban; title: How to tale care of hair colored with herbal pigments. Hair care for different types of hair ; Daily care for healthy hair ; Natural shampoos, conditioners, and other hair products ; Hair styling; title: Frequently asked questions.